In this episode, we explore the weight so many people are carrying without realizing it… emotions, beliefs, fears, expectations, family patterns, old versions of themselves, and energy that may not even belong to them anymore. So many of us move through life assuming that if we feel something, it must be ours. If we feel anxious, heavy, overwhelmed, guilty, afraid, or exhausted, we assume something is wrong with us. But what if some of what you're carrying was never actually yours to hold? And what if some of what once protected you no longer needs to come with you into this next version of your life? Through the lens of Reiki, energy healing, the energetic body, emotional healing, nervous system regulation, spiritual awareness, and energetic discernment, we talk about how to recognize when you're carrying emotional energy, negative energy, inherited beliefs, or patterns that no longer belong to you. We explore what it means to be an empath or highly sensitive person, how energy affects your emotions, and how Reiki and energy healing can help you clear, release, and transform what is no longer aligned. Inside this episode, we cover: • What it means to have an energetic body • How Reiki and energy healing work • Why you may be carrying emotions, beliefs, fears, or energy that is not yours • How childhood conditioning, family patterns, teachers, society, and past versions of yourself shape what you carry • Why some beliefs and protective mechanisms may have served you once but are no longer needed • How fear, stress, and emotional energy can be absorbed from other people or the collective • Why empaths and highly sensitive people need energetic boundaries and protection • What I've learned after holding more than 300 Reiki and energy healing sessions • How heaviness can show up in the body, mind, nervous system, chakras, and energetic field • Simple energy-clearing practices to help release what is not yours and call your energy back • How to reconnect with yourself when you feel emotionally or energetically overwhelmed If you've been feeling heavy, anxious, drained, overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, or disconnected from yourself, this episode will help you begin asking a powerful question: How much of this is actually mine? You may simply be carrying energy, fear, beliefs, expectations, emotional patterns, or old versions of yourself that you were never meant to carry forever. Sometimes healing is not about becoming more, sometimes healing is about putting down the weight you were never meant to carry. New episodes every Thursday. Connect with me on Instagram: @soulfulsunshine.emma Join the September 2026 Reiki + Energy Healing Training Waitlist: https://courses.soulfulsunshine.co/Reiki-Training Learn more about AURALIS membership: courses.soulfulsunshine.co/AURALIS
